UPCOMING

GREEN JOBS. Alternative-energy proponent Tony Locricchio, to present his idea for a Kailua-based electric car plant, solar alternatives and a car-sharing program to the Kailua Neighborhood Board at 7 p.m. meeting Jan. 8 in the Kailua Recreation Center, 21 S. Kainalu Drive.

768-3710.

VOLUNTEERS

WAIKIKI AQUARIUM needs volunteers to interpret its galleries and exhibits two hours a week; free training 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturdays Jan. 13-29. Register: 440-9020.

SECOND SATURDAY volunteers needed to aid those attending with art activities, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Hawai'i State Art Museum; validated parking. hisam2ndsaturday@gmail.com.

FUNDRAISERS

ZIPPY'S take-out counters statewide accepting donations for HUGS through Dec. 31; canisters will be available at counters; HUGS supports seriously ill children. www.hugslove.org, info@hugslove.org.

"A MOONLIT NIGHT IN MOANALUA," annual fundraiser sponsored by Moanalua High School PTSA, Feb. 26, Honolulu Country Club; proceeds support student and teacher programs and scholarships; $65 before Dec. 31, $75 after, table of 12 $1,000. 561-5417, mohs.kinaole@gmail.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS

HONOLULU GAY SUPPORT, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Waikiki Community Center, Room 202A. 537-2000.

NICOTINE ANONYMOUS, 4:30 p.m. Mondays, 10 a.m. Thursdays. 954-9530, 926-0741.3.

ADDICTION EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Hina Mauka, Kane'ohe; $7. 236-2600.

VOLUNTEERS

AARP TAX AIDES sought to assist elders with tax preparation; training in January; minimum 40 volunteer hours required between Feb. 1 and April 15. 955-5776.

UPCOMING

FAMILY CAREGIVER TRAINING SERIES: Personal Care and Transfer Techniques, three two-hour skills-based workshops, 9-11 a.m. Jan. 10, 17 and 24, 9-11 a.m. Feb. 28, March 7 and 14, or 6-8 p.m. April 16, 23 and 30, all at Kapi'olani Community College, Kopiko 241-242, course No. 091HSFCG1, $15; also, The Basics of Family Caregiving, six workshops giving an overview of caregiving, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 and March 4, Kopiko 127-128, course No. 091HSFCG2, $30. Pre-register: 734-9211, www.kupunaeducation.com. Information: 734-9108, hathaway@hawaii.edu (Toni Hathaway).

ABRAHAM LINCOLN POSTER CONTEST: "A Man for All Times," for grades K-12; turn in entries at school by Jan. 24; winners will be displayed with the Abraham Lincoln Traveling Exhibition March 11-April 6, 2009 at Hawai'i State Library. Information: www.librarieshawaii.org, 586-3499. (Myrna Libed).